@ADHDHive@dancinginshado I'll be in Scotland tonight, so probably won't be there. Hope it is busy and active again. I do miss the consistency and interest of busy every week.
@SamanthaPostman Sitting listening to @JamesClear Atomic Habit saying exactly this, it's a huge part of the process of building long term compound growth.
While I'm on the topic of sleep, I'll never forget the time I was describing to my ex how I normally fall asleep, and he said,
"I think that's part of your issue: You don't go to sleep, you just wait until you're so exhausted you pass out."
Me: "...There are other ways??"
@FunFactsLulu I've seen countless times ND childrens behaviour has been dismissed as "being difficult" or "choosing to not do X" and often it is ignoring the behaviour as communicating something. So I'll stick to assuming behaviour means something unless communicated otherwise.
It's Children's Mental Health week 2024. The theme is Your Voice Matters.
I’d like to highlight the many ways in which children express their voice. For they don’t always talk or communicate in the ways that we expect.
They often express their voice through their behaviour. Sometimes loudly, chaotically, erratically, childishly. They might communicate with us by refusing to do something, or by being increasingly disruptive. Their voice is often inconvenient for adults, who would prefer it if they kept quiet.
Children show us how they feel and what they think all the time, but if adults don’t deem that to be appropriate then they are dismissed and sometimes punished for using their voice.
This children's mental health week, let's not put the onus on children by telling them to use their words, let's put the onus on adults to really listen.
@FunFactsLulu Yes, my language is overly simplistic. However, I'd argue that at least noticing behaviours and being curious about them as opposed to ignoring them is a safer bet. I'd rather assume a child is in distress/struggling to communicate something rather than assume it's "nothing".
@MHCspaces Non-Violent Communication Stratagies.
I think a lot of negative misunderstandings come from assumptions of others' intent or meaning or painful trauma responses. So be patient, ask for clarification, and be curious. @multiamory has a useful RADAR document for helping in this.
I came up with a unique idea today:
I'm a Human API.
In the digtial age, Polymaths are Human API's.
"Creating is not just about being original, it's about being able to connect the unconnected."
#HumanApi
@abellwetherxx @MHCspaces Internalised misogyny can absolutely effect how some people act, women included. I was mirroring and validating their feelings and frustration, not explaining anything they didn't express or we have spoken of before. Thanks for your perspective and point of view.
Wow! Elmo is glad he asked! Elmo learned that it is important to ask a friend how they are doing. Elmo will check in again soon, friends! Elmo loves you.❤️ #EmotionalWellBeing
Seeing some news (finally) about Long Covid behaving like HIV.
I have been HIV positive since 2007 and am very lucky to have a very good doctor, an HIV specialist, so I asked him about it.
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